Patient navigator education to help cancer treatment decisions
This study offers a patient navigator education program to help people from minority communities make informed decisions about cancer care. It may help you better understand your options while you’re getting work-up, treatment, or follow-up for cancer.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You have cancer that is either advanced (metastatic) or early stage and you are in work-up, treatment, or follow-up
- Your medical record lists you as non-white or Hispanic/Latino
- Your cancer team feels you may live more than 3 months
- You can read and talk in English
- You are willing to sign a consent form
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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